What does שָׁלַם · ἀνταποδίδωμι mean in the Bible?
שָׁלַם · ἀνταποδίδωμι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to make restitution or return according to deeds".
Hebrew · H7999, G467
שָׁלַם
To be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make ) completed ; by implication, to be friendly ; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications) · to requite (good or evil)
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שָׁלַםH7999to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make ) completed ; by implication, to be friendly ; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)
Pronunciationshalam
Wholeness encompassing safety, completion, and peace; foundational to covenant restoration and reciprocal obligation
Open lexicon entry →ἀνταποδίδωμιG467to requite (good or evil)
Pronunciationantapodídōmi
Open lexicon entry →What does שָׁלַם (shalam) mean in the Bible?
שָׁלַם · ἀνταποδίδωμι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to make restitution or return according to deeds".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7999, G467?
H7999, G467 is connected to 116 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to make restitution or return according to deeds
Source Gloss
to make restitution or return according to deeds
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups5Aligned forms70
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action57×
Imperfect2Sam 12:6 · Deut 7:10 · Exod 21:34 · Exod 21:36 · Exod 21:37 · Exod 22:2 · Exod 22:3 · Exod 22:4 · Exod 22:5 · Exod 22:6 · Exod 22:8 · Exod 22:10 · Exod 22:11 · Exod 22:12 · Exod 22:13 · Exod 22:1439×
Infinitive absoluteExod 21:36 · Exod 22:2 · Exod 22:5 · Exod 22:13 · Jer 51:565×
PerfectIsa 65:6 · Prov 7:14 · Gen 44:4 · Judg 1:74×
Participle activeIsa 66:6 · Jer 51:6 · Joel 4:43×
Sequential imperfectEccl 5:3 · Jer 50:29 · Nah 2:13×
CohortativeJonah 2:10 · Prov 20:222×
Jussive2Sam 3:391×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action8×
ImperfectIsa 44:26 · Isa 44:28 · Job 23:14 · Prov 16:7 · Deut 20:125×
PerfectJosh 10:4 · Josh 11:19 · Josh 10:13×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject3×
ImperfectProv 11:31 · Prov 13:13 · Ps 65:23×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
Participle passive2Sam 20:191×
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action1×
PerfectJob 5:231×
Word Origins
שָׁלַם is a primitive root - no further derivation.